'Critical' Flaw in MySpace, Facebook Image Uploader

According to a warning from Symantec's DeepSight threat analyst team, the issue centers around a buffer overflow in the 'Action' property of multiple ActiveX controls that's used in the image upload process for the two popular social networks. More...

Smart Badges Track Human Behavior

New research from MIT's Media Lab has shown that a sensor-laden conference badge might be able to help people venture out, form new connections, and gain insight into how they interact with others at such events. More...

Phishers use DNS tricks to direct users to bad sites

When a person visits a Web site, the browser checks the hosts to see if it has an IP address for a particular domain name. If the hosts file is corrupted or hijacked, the browser can be directed to fetch a different Web page than the one the user intended to go to. More...

Spyware another weapon for domestic abuse

A mobile phone is an obvious target for snoopers, but email inboxes are also a tempting target for control-freaks looking to keep tabs on their partners. Stepanov's research shows that cybercrime in its traditional sense is not the only motive for planting spyware. More...